No president died in the Mt. Saint Helens eruption. It is believed Harry S. Truman died during the blast but he, in fact, died eight years earlier in 1972. Harry R. Truman (no relation) was the caretaker of the Mt. Saint Helens lodge and was killed in the explosion.
57 people died in the May 17, 1980 eruption.
Mount St. Helens is most notorious for its major 1980 eruption, the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in the history of the United States. Fifty-seven people were killed.
Is it possible you have mixed up a mountain - Mt St Helens with the island in the South Atlantic known as Saint Helena where the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled and ultimately died on the 5th of May 1821.
No one was killed.
In 1980 when Mt. Saint Helens erupted it killed fifty seven people (Wikipedia). Resource Wikipedia. (2008). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_St._Helens Encarta. http://encarta.msn.com/media_461517894/Eruption_of_Mount_Saint_Helens.html
Harry R. Truman died in the 1980 Mount Saint Helens Eruptions. He became famous because of a posthumous book and a film about him.
57 people died in the May 17, 1980 eruption.
Yes, many people died when Mt. saint helens erupted.
Mount St. Helens is most notorious for its major 1980 eruption, the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in the history of the United States. Fifty-seven people were killed.
56 people died, 7000 animals died,all water life died including 12million salmon and 1.4million tonnes of ash rose 20km into the air :O
When Mount Sait Helens Errupted on May 18, 1980, 57 people died as a result. The major causes of death were the initial blast, ash fall, and asphyxiation.
Is it possible you have mixed up a mountain - Mt St Helens with the island in the South Atlantic known as Saint Helena where the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled and ultimately died on the 5th of May 1821.
15648 people died
No one was killed.
Houses fell down People Died
if this helps 57 people died
In 1980 when Mt. Saint Helens erupted it killed fifty seven people (Wikipedia). Resource Wikipedia. (2008). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_St._Helens Encarta. http://encarta.msn.com/media_461517894/Eruption_of_Mount_Saint_Helens.html